Dispersion of carbon dioxide plumes in African woodland: Implications for host-finding by tsetse flies

Physiological Entomology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 381-394

  Zollner, Gabriela E ^a   Torr, Stephen J ^a   Ammann, Christof ^b   Meixner, Franz X ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Dispersion; Glossina; Host location; Odour plume; Tsetse fly; Turbulence; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

ATTRACTANT; CARBON DIOXIDE; DISPERSION; FLY; HOST LOCATION; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION; WOODLAND;

AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZIMBABWE;

BOS TAURUS; COLOPHOSPERMUM MOPANE; DIPTERA; GLOSSINA (PROPER); GLOSSINIDAE; INSECTA;

EID: 4444354781     PISSN: 03076962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0307-6962.2004.00399.x     Document Type: Article

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